It doesn't have to be earth shattering. It doesn't have to make you sick, this fear inducing, life altering change. It can be a little baby step, a conscious, self aware intent to make a change. I will always remember the time I made a decision to move from Massachusetts to San Francisco. I was …
I would be happy if only....fill in the blank. My life had been filled with that phrase. It started when I was very young. If only: I didn't have that freckle on my faceI didn't have this compulsionI didn't have this obsessionI was thinI didn't have my pastI didn't have the regretsI had my soulmateI …
In college, I had this urge to go. So I transfered into my junior year, going to another University. The need was so great I didn't care I had to go an extra year of school. I'm not sure what propelled that desire but it continued to stay with me throughout my life. When my …
Winter blues are real! Since I can remember, every year during the winter months, I struggled with depression. Maybe it was the lack of sun, shorter days or too much negative thinking. Regardless, when I was younger I thought it would never end! But then spring and summer would come and I was happy and …
For some reason, whether I've read it somewhere or watched it on a show, I've noticed a trend. The parent says something to the effect of now that they are 18, their child is an adult and free to make their own decisions. While it is true that this is the time in their lives …
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We follow our heart...or so it seems. One day we realize we made a mistake . . . Or did we? I have always struggled with decisions. I have always struggled with fear. Over a lifetime, I've learned when I need to push through something and when I need to walk away. Very imperfectly I …
A poem on a Friday night . . . . I ask for guidanceThe words fallNobody buys itWhat am I doing? I get up at 4:50 a.m.Every day is the sameOr not15 years gone . . . How? I writeI prayA master at creatingNot at this I say I keep showing upI stumbleI bounce backWho …
I was recently reminded of this very simple truth. People in my neighborhood were sharing on social media how upset they were that people didn't clean up after their pet. I thought to myself: What are they talking about? I never see what they are seeing. I mean there was a whole thread talking about …
I ask because I am sometimes at a loss as to what brings me joy. I mean when we are kids, we grab our matchbox cars and take them outside, happily making "roads" with the grass. We get with a group of kids and play Kick the Can or Kickball until the dinner bell rings. …
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